Arthur Kent White

Arthur Kent White
2nd General Superintendent of the Pillar of Fire Church
In office
1946–1981
Preceded byAlma Bridwell White
Succeeded byArlene White Lawrence
President of Alma White College
In office
1921–1971
Personal details
Born(1889-03-15)March 15, 1889
Denver, Colorado
DiedSeptember 16, 1981(1981-09-16) (aged 92)
Zarephath, New Jersey
Spouse(s)
(m. 1914; died 1973)

Bertha White
ChildrenArlene White Lawrence
ParentAlma Bridwell White
RelativesRay Bridwell White, brother
EducationColumbia University (A.B., 1915)
Princeton University (M.A., 1917)
Alma White College (D.D., 1927)
Arthur Kent White in 1956

Arthur Kent White (March 15, 1889 – September 16, 1981) was a bishop, and the general superintendent of the Pillar of Fire Church in Zarephath, New Jersey, and the president of Belleview College.[1][2][3] The church was started by his mother, Alma Bridwell White, in Denver, Colorado.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Pillar of Fire Bishop Marks 75th Birthday in Jersey". The New York Times. March 16, 1964. Retrieved 2007-08-21. Bishop Arthur K. White, general superintendent of the Pillar of Fire denomination, celebrated his 75th birthday at the church headquarters here today. ...
  2. ^ "Belleview Christian College" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-08-26. Bishop Arthur White, who succeeded his brother as president of Belleview College, was also a graduate of Columbia and Princeton Universities. ... Together with his wife, the late Rev. Kathleen M. White, he was responsible for much of the progress of the Christian schools of the Pillar of Fire, of which he was General Superintendent.
  3. ^ "Arthur Kent White". The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. 1942. ISBN 9780883710418. Retrieved 2009-12-11. In 1921 he was made dean of Alma White college and Alma preparatory school. ... In addition to his educational work he has served since 1917 as national ...
  4. ^ Erbon W. Wise (1978). The Bridwell family in America. Wise Publications. ISBN 9781952005770.
  5. ^ "Bishop Arthur White, 92, Dies. Headed Pillar of Fire Church". The New York Times. September 18, 1981. Retrieved 2007-07-21. Bishop Arthur K. White, president and general superintendent of the Pillar of Fire Church in Zarephath, New Jersey, died Monday at his home in Zarephath. He was 92 years old. ... He was president of Alma White College from 1921 to 1971 and received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree there.
  6. ^ "Bishop Alma White, Preacher, Author. Founder Of Pillar Of Fire Dies At 84. Established Several Schools And Colleges". Associated Press in The New York Times. June 27, 1946. Retrieved 2007-07-21. Bishop Alma White, founder of the Pillar of Fire Church and author of thirty-five religious tracts and some 200 hymns, died here today at the headquarters of the religious group at near-by Zarephath. Her age was 84.